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July 21, 1925.

1,547,079 R. F. SUBER Y HANDLE Filed June El. 1922 lll 4 J i l INVENTOR ATTORNE` Patented July 2l, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH F. SUBER, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

HANDLE.

Application filed June 21, 1922. Serial No. 569,857.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatl I, RALPH F. SUBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Handles, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to telegraphio transmitters.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to produce a key for telegraphic transmitters that shall be adjustably connected with the key lever; that shall be of a shape or handle for one of th e keys shall be adjustably associated therewith.

The drawing, which accompanies and forms part of this application, illustrates a satisfactory embodiment reduced to practice, and

of the improvement wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of a telegraph transmitter illustrating the invention, the latter the application of as well as a portion of the lever being in section.

Figure 2 is a bottom In Figure l of the dra a conventional form o-f plan view of the key. Figure 3 is a plan view of the finger piece. wing, I have shown telegraphic transmitters to which my improved sending key is attached. The transmitter is broadly indicated by the numeral The sending key lever of the transmitter is indicated by the numeral 2. TheI key lever .is pivotally supported in the and has secured to its out key 4. As disclosed by t usual manner er end my improved he drawing, the key I has its inner and narrower ends notched or slotted, as at 5 to receive therein the straight ends of the levers 2. The securing means 6 for the key adjustably connect the 45 same to the lever so that the key may be moved longitudinally toward or away from the lever to which it is connected. The. connecting means is firm so that accidental removal of the key from the lever will be prevented.

The key t is formed of black gum root which is the softest wood that will answer the constant contacting of the operators fingers thereagainst without inflicting injury to the wood or without inicting injury to the iingers of the operator.

On the key 4C there is adjustably secured the linger piece 7. The finger piece is of the usual construction, except that the outer face thereof is rounded downwardly from its center to its peripheral edge. The linger piece may be brought to either of two positions on the key Il, as disclosed by the drawing, and it is thought that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawing will fully set forth the construction and advantages of the improvement to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate.

Having described the invention, I claim A telegraph key having a longitudi-nally extending groove in one face thereof and extending through one end thereof, a transversely extending perforation through said key at said groove, and said key having other transverse openings therethrough in rear of the groove, said second named openings forming means whereby a linger piece may be secured to the key.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

RALPH F. SUBER. 

